VIII.7.12.

Contributor: Yifan Li
Published: 2021-04-21
Modified: 2025-06-29

Province

Location

Location Description

An ancient city of Campania destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79, Pompeii was named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.

Sublocation

Region VIII

Insula

Insula VII

Garden Description

The rear of this shop-house had a garden (a), perhaps with rooms overhead supported by columns in the garden according to Fiorelli.

Plans

Fig.23, Plan of Region VIII, Insula VII

Places

Excavation Dates

Unspecified

Bibliography

  • Fiorelli, Descrizione di Pompei, pp. 349-350 (worldcat)
  • Jashemski, Gardens, vol. II, p. 222 (worldcat)
  • Niccolini, Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei designati e descritti, vol. 2, "Descr. gen," p. 68 (piccolo giardino) (worldcat)

Places containing this garden